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Apple testily responds to Google's Project Zero discovery of China's iOS hack against Uyghur Muslims. Avoiding FUD: how secure is too secure? Facebook leaks 420 Million users' phone numbers. In a related story, until recently, AT&T stored users' phone numbers in unencrypted paper files and delivered them directly to all US citizens. Apple Event this Tuesday! Which new phone will win the 2019 Fall Challenge? Phone Photography of the Phuture! Apple Watch 5 is all about sleep. Apple Tile, Apple Glasses, Apple TV, Apple Arcade, what else will happen on Tuesday? Harry is excited about the 16 Inch MacBook coming soon. Samsung Fold released in South Korea. It's not perfect, but it is a necessary step towards a cyberpunk future. An AI beat an 8th-grade science test. My 8th grader spends most of his time in the backyard blowing up stuff. Should we be scared? Joi Ito resigns over Epstein ties. Let's make sure we punish all the tech people who worked with Epstein and ignore all the bankers and politicians. Bill Gates has spent the past 10 years rehabilitating his image. Will his ties to Jeffrey Epstein remind everyone what a jerk he used to be? Verizon's 5G rollout to NFL stadiums only covers some seats. DOJ demands Apple and Google give them data on everyone who downloaded a gun scope tuning app. Supermicro flaw - no, not that Supermicro flaw, the other one. Huawei says the US is cyber-attacking it. Um, Duh. Biohacking is here. Stick a server in your thigh!
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Harry McCracken, Jason Hiner, and Seth Rosenblatt
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This Week's Stories:Hacking the US Military at DEF CONVoting machine hacks at DEF CONGDPR is a hacker's delightCompany sues DEF CON because their presentation was booedWill the T-Mobile/Sprint merger go through?Android Q is not a dessertNew phone season is hereUsing mice to detect deepfakesNavigating our increasingly fakeable worldIs computational photography more or less "real"?Human connection in an online worldApple TV+, Disney +, where does it end?Apple Card and its various stainsDon't wash titanium with tap water5G is as carcinogenic as coffee and picklesWeWork IPO chicaneryPokemon Go trespassing is still a problemNo, Instagram is not going to steal your photos
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, Iain Thomson, and Alex Wilhelm
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Top Stories This WeekFacebook fined $5 billion, the stock goes up $6 billionThe dark side of Facebook's pivot to privacyTrump vs anti-conservative bias on social mediaInstagram vs bulliesPrime Day deals and dilemmasAmazon is building a robot to judge your couchPalantir cameras are watching you, and police are using themYour car is watching youArea 51 attack plan involves furries, Naruto runnersRIP MacBookMac update kills Zoom hackApple Watch Walkie Talkie hackHong Kong protestors use Apple AirDrop to bust the Great Firewall of ChinaApple tossing $millions/episode at Apple TVStranger Things AR ad in the New York TimesAmazon Lord of the Rings MMONetflix Cuphead ShowPrime Day phishing scamsHBO Max get Friends, Riverdale, DuneFrance's Tech TaxNiantic kills its first appGoogle's new hyper-local social network Shoelace is being created just to be shut downGoogle's privacy policy changes are a testament to internet historyGoogle is listening to you in FlandersTwitter will test "Hide Replies" in CanadaA eulogy for the father of the passwordChatterbox will teach children robotics
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Mike Elgan and Caroline Haskins
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This Week's StoriesThe iPhone turns 12 todayJony Ive is leaving AppleCan AirPods actually harm your ears?Apple is going to manufacture Mac Pros in ChinaSay goodbye to your Microsoft eBooksAnother city just got hacked!Boeing's $9 an hour solution to a shortage of engineers working on the 737 MaxVerizon will lock cell phones to networks for up to 60 daysIt looks like Huawei is back in businessWhite Hats are helping hotels find vulnerabilitiesCloudflare was offline for a few hours this weekAre Huawei phones more vulnerable to hacks than other smartphones?A potential hacked was averted with 7 words!Why is GrubHub buying up web addresses?Want to fit in, in Silicon Valley? You must learn "Bro Talk" thenHans Zimmer has composed the sound of BMW's new concept carIs Twitter finally getting serious about harmful tweets?Some drivers in Colorado find themselves in a muddy field after following Googles Maps
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Jason Hiner, Dwight Silverman, and Christina Warren
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This Week's Stories Facebook's Cryptocurrency Libra and Congress' response The appalling working conditions of Facebook's moderators exposed More conversation on the distinction between a "platform" and a "publisher" Ravelry, a site for knitting enthusiasts, has taken a stand against white supremacists Google was just caught red-handed Pandora is being sued for showing Tom Petty song lyrics Netflix is petitioned to cancel an Amazon show Apple is recalling selected MacBook Pro laptops because of a fire danger Apple is considering moving up to 30% of production out of China The system designed to verify age in the UK for porn has been delayed A horror story involving a phone hack, a SIM card and what Google isn't doing Apple has approved over 1,000 Best Buy locations as official repair centers Is Google Chrome spying on us? Facebook, Google, and The New Wilderness Philips Hue's new light Trulifi is announced GE's smart lightbulb update is maybe not so smart A city in Florida pays $600K to a hacker to get its data back
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Devindra Hardawar, Nate Lanxon, and Kate O'Neill
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Sony and EA MIA at E3 - does E3 matter anymore? Computex, on the other hand, was huge this year What is a Gamer? E3 2019 was the year streaming gaming broke big E3 2019: The Keanussaince Why are games announced so far in advance? Stadia, xCloud, and the future of streaming games Think VR is Over? Oculus Quest would like a word with you. Xbox Scarlett announcement What will games look like in 10 years? How Nintendo Won E3 2019 Pixel 4 Leaked - by Google! The Ethics of video game journalism Huawei stops making Matebooks, blames Trump Apple doubles down on privacy, but Celebrite says it can crack any iPhone Pax > E3 Microsoft buys Double Fine Target cash registers fail nationwide Argentina loses power US attacks Russian power stations: the cyber Cold War escalates US Border Patrol leaks 100,000 licence plate photos La Liga app spied on users to try to stop piracy Telegram DDoSed by China over Hong Kong protests Facebook to launch "Zuck Bucks" cryptocurrency next week Huawei delays the Mate X foldable phone, but it's not Trump's fault.
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Cherlynn Low, Jeff Cannata, and Shane Satterfield
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The Mac Pro is Only for the People Who Need It The iPad Grows Up with iPadOS Where is Apple Headed? iTunes is Dead! Hurrah! Apple Triples Down on Privacy Memoji Makeup is a Minefield SwiftUI is the Future of Coding 3D Touch is Almost Officially a Failure Cyberpunk 2077 is Going to be the Best Keanu Reeves Game Ever Who is Google Stadia For? Google's Outage Last Week Shows that We are Not Ready for Google Stadia YouTube's Biggest Problem: The Recommendation Engine Jeff Bezoz Interrupted By Animal Rights Protestor Fed Ex to Cut Ties with Amazon Amazon Drones Are Still A Ways Off 68 Percent of Facebook Investors Vote to Fire Mark Zuckerberg Facebook's Bitcoin Alternative is a Solution in Search of a Problem Microsoft Thinks Gamers Stink RIP Maker Faire
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Alex Wilhelm, Harry McCracken, and Megan Morrone
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